For many people, today will
be a lot like yesterday. And this year will
be pretty much like the last one.

It doesn’t have to be that
way.

Recently, I watched part of a
TV show about gambling in Las Vegas.

It reported that casinos have
increased their profits by double digits
at the roulette wheel simply by displaying the history of what numbers
the ball has recently landed upon.

Players often bet on the
numbers that haven’t recently been hit. Their
belief is that these numbers, because they haven’t been landed upon
lately, are DUE for a hit. Statistically, it might make some sense. Over
a long period of time, all numbers should eventually be hit about the
same number of times.

But the chances of the ball
landing on a red or black bet or even a
particular number doesn’t change based upon the history. The ball
simply doesn’t remember where it’s been and the odds are exactly the
same as if the game hadn't been played.

Thankfully, our lives aren’t
as random as the roulette wheel.
Past
behavior may be a good predictor of future behavior, but it’s only
a tendency. We can change that.

The past is over. Even God
can’t change what’s already happened. And
the future is unknown. The past does NOT equal the future and only
affects it to the degree we ALLOW it.

Unlike the roulette wheel,
the past DOES matter, but only to the
extent we let it. It matters because we
can
reflect on it and learn from it. It doesn’t have to rule today or the
rest of our lives.

You can change tomorrow by
what you do today. What you think,
what you believe and the actions you take—or DON’T take—can and will significantly affect the future.

You may not be able to
control ALL the events in your life, but you can
drastically increase your odds of success by learning from the past and
not having it rule you. By choosing wisely and taking consistent right
action, you can win.

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